Barthelemy homicide trial won't move from Sabine Parish

7:19 PM,
Jul. 24, 2014

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The trial of a former Natchitoches police officer accused of kidnapping and fatally beating a Sabine Parish man will not be moved from the 11th Judicial District Court, according to a ruling today.

District Judge Stephen Beasley did not explain his ruling from the bench during a hearing. Instead, he said his ruling would be in writing in less than seven days.

Beasley so far is holding firm on a Jan. 19 court date for Robert Barthelemy, 34, of Natchitoches. He's charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping and home invasion in the Aug. 20 death of Tony Procell, 24, of Many. Sabine ...